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It’s Time for Florida Blueberries

Florida’s berries are harvested before other locations around the country. The season gives Florida farmers an advantage by limiting their competition. – Florida Blueberry Growers Association

This past weekend I spotted a sign announcing my local blueberry U-Pick farm, Tom West Blueberries, is now open for picking.

What’s really cool about the U-picking at Tom West is that they offer more than just a blueberry picking experience. The farm, which overlooks a lake, can easily become a daylong outing. Head there early, pick to your heart’s content (they grow four different types of blueberries), and relax at one of the shaded picnic tables they offer. On the weekends, you can enjoy free tractor rides and other family friendly fun! Before you leave, grab some of that blueberry honey or jam they sell. You’ll be glad you did!

The blueberries at Tom West are not organic, but the farm states that they use minimal chemicals and weed by hand.

Cost: No admission fee, simply pay for what you pick. They only accept cash.

Tom West (or one of the many u-pick blueberry farms) hopes to see you bright and early to beat the heat and the expected blueberry rush!

Pick & be merry!

P.S. If you have any creative blueberry recipes you’d like to share, post them on our Facebook page we’d love to feature some of them!

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Natashia FordLifestyle Blogger & Contributor for State27Homes.com |
Originally from New Jersey, Natashia enjoys discovering Florida by way of road trips and staycations. She’d pick the Florida sun over the winters of up north any day. A great weekend for her typically involves a farmers’ market, gardening, or anything outdoors with her kids. She thinks rainy Florida days are invitations to visit a library for a couple hours or sit on the patio with a cup of mint tea.